Global Patent Index - EP 2789171 B1

EP 2789171 B1 20191023 - NETWORK SYNCHRONISATION OF DEVICES IN A D2D CLUSTER

Title (en)

NETWORK SYNCHRONISATION OF DEVICES IN A D2D CLUSTER

Title (de)

NETZWERKSYNCHRONISIERUNG VON GERÄTEN IN EINEM D2D-CLUSTER

Title (fr)

SYNCHRONISATION EN RÉSEAU POUR DES DISPOSITIFS DANS UNE GRAPPE D2D

Publication

EP 2789171 B1 20191023 (EN)

Application

EP 11796669 A 20111208

Priority

EP 2011072235 W 20111208

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013083197A1] The invention relates to an apparatus comprising: at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: convey timing information parameters and information on statuses of validity timers of devices belonging to a device cluster and being in a network communication mode for network synchronization purposes to a master device of a device cluster, and obtain at least one re- source request for network synchronization from the master device of the device cluster on behalf of at least one device belonging to the device cluster and being in the network communication mode or in a network idle mode, and communicate with the master device of the device cluster for providing network synchronization.

IPC 8 full level

H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04W 56/001 (2013.01 - US); H04W 56/002 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 56/0045 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01 - US); H04W 4/70 (2018.02 - EP US); H04W 74/0838 (2024.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013083197 A1 20130613; CN 103999489 A 20140820; EP 2789171 A1 20141015; EP 2789171 B1 20191023; HK 1199156 A1 20150619; US 2014314057 A1 20141023

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2011072235 W 20111208; CN 201180075373 A 20111208; EP 11796669 A 20111208; HK 14112387 A 20141209; US 201114362978 A 20111208